xxiv, 598 pages : 29 cm +

This volume presents Paul W. Lapp's excavations at Bab edh-Dhra between 1965-1967, which concentrated on the cemetery of the site. This focus on the cemetery material has had the result that many came to associate Bab edh-Dhra with its tombs. Yet it is important in this volume on tomb material to stress that the latter is only one set of evidence at the site and that the cemetery remains need to be considered in relation to the data from the town site. The Bab edh-Dhra town site excavations are covered in volume 2 of this series "Reports of the Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain, Jordan."

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-575)

Introduction -- pt. I, The discovery of Bab edh-Dhra and its cemetery: -- The southeastern Dead Sea Plain and its exploration -- Stratigraphy and phasing in the Early Bronze Age cemetery at Bab edh-Dhra

pt. 2, The tombs of Early Bronze I: -- The Early Bronze IA tombs in cemetery A -- The Early Bronze IA tombs in cemetery C -- The Early Bronze IB tombs in cemetery A -- Classifications and comparative typologies of the Early Bronze I pottery -- Objects from the Early Bronze I tombs

pt. 3, The tombs of Early Bronze II and III: -- The excavation of Early Bronze II and III tombs -- Classifications and comparative typologies of the Early Bronze II and III pottery -- Objects from the Early Bronze II and III tombs

pt. 4, Early Bronze IV and miscellaneous tombs and burials: -- The excavation of Early Bronze IV and miscellaneous tombs -- Classifications and comparative typologies of the EB IV pottery, and objects from Early Bronze IV and miscellaneous tombs

pt. 5, Human skeletal remains and perishable cultural material from the Early Bronze Age tombs at Bab edh-Dhra: -- Representative Early Bronze Age crania from Bab edh-Dhra -- Perishable artifacts from Bab edh-Dhra

pt. 6, Conclusions: -- The historical and cultural significance of the Bab edh-Dhra cemetery

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